And now a note from the other side of the fence – one worth considering before getting a tattoo IMHO… Source: SavingAdvice.com You are only young once, and that is a good thing — not only for parents and children, but for everyone else, too. Last year, one of my sons went to Boston for […]

In the midst of paradise’s sewer there worked a master of innovation and craft. If the tattoo machine were a guitar, Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins would be Les Paul. By being the first Western tattooist to establish and maintain direct contact with master Asian tattooists, including Horiyoshi II of Tokyo and Pinky Yun of Hong Kong, Collins is the skinsmith most responsible for establishing American tattooing as an art form, not just permanent souvenirs for drunken sailors

Most tattoo artists know how deep to force the needle into your skin, but not going deep enough will produce a ragged tattoo, and going too deep can cause bleeding and intense pain. Getting a tattoo can take more than a few hours, depending on the size and design chosen.

If you’re ready to get a tattoo removed, you’re not alone: According to a 2006 survey in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 24 percent of 18- to 50-year-olds have tattoos, and 17 percent have considered tattoo removal.